Creative Computing
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:13 pm
I was going through my library and (re)discovered "The Best Of Creative Computing" volume 1, edit by David H. Ahl.
It carried articles from issues 1 to 6 (Nov/Dec 1974 to Nov/Dec 1975).
Some headlines:
A computer in the classroom?
Is Breaking into a timesharing system a crime?
Ecletic Programming Languages.
(Which asks if basic and fortran will disappear)
The Computer Threat to Society.
How much Privacy should you have?
Embezzlers guide to the the computer.
Credit Card Crooks.
Building a computer of your own
"There are three companies offering microcomputer kits, and prices of commercial minicomputers are coming down with every new model"
Playing PONG to WIN!
"First you should understand that Pong is merely a miniature "computer" attached to a TV screen"
Lots of cartoons, ascii art and source code (basic) for things like Hunt the Wumpus. 21 Book reviews, looks like all of them are on programming in basic.
Almost an age of innocence in the flavour of the thing, but there are also some things that haven't really changed, they've just got supercharged.
It carried articles from issues 1 to 6 (Nov/Dec 1974 to Nov/Dec 1975).
Some headlines:
A computer in the classroom?
Is Breaking into a timesharing system a crime?
Ecletic Programming Languages.
(Which asks if basic and fortran will disappear)
The Computer Threat to Society.
How much Privacy should you have?
Embezzlers guide to the the computer.
Credit Card Crooks.
Building a computer of your own
"There are three companies offering microcomputer kits, and prices of commercial minicomputers are coming down with every new model"
Playing PONG to WIN!
"First you should understand that Pong is merely a miniature "computer" attached to a TV screen"
Lots of cartoons, ascii art and source code (basic) for things like Hunt the Wumpus. 21 Book reviews, looks like all of them are on programming in basic.
Almost an age of innocence in the flavour of the thing, but there are also some things that haven't really changed, they've just got supercharged.